The Nigerian Super Eagle coach, Gernot Rohr, has expressed dissatisfaction over decision of, Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF for manipulating Cyriel Dessers to shift allegiance to Nigeria. Sports Extra Reports reported that Dessers switched allegiance to Nigeria to participate in playing for Eagle at senior level despite been eligible to play for Belgium last month.

World governing football body, FIFA has reduced Chelsea football club transfer ban following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Blues are now free to sign players in January.